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Dr. Ibrahim Abdel Khalek Ibrahim :: Publications: |
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| Title: | Relationship between screen time and dry eye symptoms in pediatric population during the COVID-19 pandemic |
| Authors: | Abdelrahman M Elhusseiny, Taher K Eleiwa, Magdi S Yacoub, Joseph George, Reem H ElSheikh, Abid Haseeb, James Kwan, Ibrahim A Elsaadani, Sheren M Abo Shanab, Omar Solyman, Hajirah N Saeed |
| Year: | 2021 |
| Keywords: | Dry eye symptoms Screen time SPEED questionnaire COVID pediatric dry eye |
| Journal: | The ocular surface |
| Volume: | 22 |
| Issue: | Not Available |
| Pages: | 117-119 |
| Publisher: | Not Available |
| Local/International: | International |
| Paper Link: | Not Available |
| Full paper | Not Available |
| Supplementary materials | Not Available |
| Abstract: |
Prolonged use of screens has previously been shown to increase symptoms of dry eye disease (DED) [1]. Although this relationship in adults has been well-studied, few studies have examined this relationship in pediatrics and none have assessed the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic—and its associated increase in screen time—on DED in children [2,3]. The purpose of this study was to determine the effect of the COVID-19 pandemic on screen time (ST) and its relationship with DED symptoms in children using a modified SPEED questionnaire (m-SPEED). This was a cross-sectional study performed at pediatric ophthalmology clinics at two different institutes in Egypt (Benha University and Research Institute of Ophthalmology) between December 2020 and the end of March 2021. The study was approved by the ethics committees of Benha University Hospitals and Research Institute of Ophthalmology and adhered to the tenets of the Declaration of Helsinki. |
